The Dog Who Saved the World by Ross Welford
Girl Giant and the Monkey King by Van Hoang
History of the World in Comics by Jean-Baptiste de Panafieu, illustrated by Adrienne Barman
Never After: The Thirteenth Fairy by Melissa de la Cruz
Pirate Stew by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Chris Riddell
The Smartest Kid in the Universe by Chris Grabenstein
The shortlists for the UK Costa Book Awards have been announced. The winners will be announced on January 4th with a “book of the year” prize named on January 26th. The award is the only major UK book award that is open only to authors who reside in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Here are the books named in the children’s award shortlist:
COSTA CHILDREN’S AWARD SHORTLIST
The Great Godden by Meg Rosoff
The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates by Jenny Pearson
Voyage of the Sparrowhawk by Natasha Farrant
Wranglestone by Darren Charlton
Waking Brain Cells 